Angels have appeared in works of art since early Christian art, and they have been a popular subject for Byzantine and European paintings and sculpture.
Normally given wings in art, angels are usually intended, in … See more

Angels in Islamic art often appear in illustrated manuscripts of Muhammad's life. Other common depictions of angels in Islamic art include angels with Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, angels discerning the saved from the damned on the Day of … See more

Assyrian
The use of winged angels in art spans several millennia and cuts across multiple cultures, with each culture associating these ethereal … See more

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In the Early Church
Specific ideas regarding how to portray angels began to develop in the early Church. Since angels are defined as pure spirits, the lack of a … See more

Mainstream Rabbinic Judaism discourages focus from being placed on angels due to fears about idolatry and a desire to curtail any inclinations to polytheism. As such, … See more

• The Archangel Gabriel in a deacon's vestments, and multi-colored wings in Jan van Eyck's Annunciation, 1434–1436
• Master of the St Lucy Legend, Mary, Queen of Heaven, c … See more